coûter un bras
French, verb/ku.te œ̃ bʁa/
coûter un bras is spelled C-O-Û-T-E-R-U-N-B-R-A-S (12 letters). Coûter un bras is a French verb meaning “to be expensive, cost an arm and a leg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Coûter très cher”.
What does coûter un bras mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalto be expensive, cost an arm and a leg
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Coûter très cher.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coûter un bras
- couter un bras
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coûter un bras?
- /ku.te œ̃ bʁa/
- /ku.te œ̃ bʁɑ/
- \ku.te œ̃ bʁa\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.